35 Quotes by Vanessa Mae

I could have taken the easy life and just done classical, but I felt very strongly about the album, my first pop album, the first time that I'd fused so many influences. I was very proud when it was in the charts in 25 countries at once.

When I hit my 20s, I took a chill pill and relaxed because throughout my teens I was churning out an album a year. It was a treadmill of work then recording, promoting and touring.

Music is about the performance.

Music will always be my greatest passion.

But I still think it’s mind over matter in the sense that if you’re strong, you can combat anything.

In an ideal world, I’d spend every weekend at my home in Zermatt in Switzerland.

The stage is the best experience in the world. It’s a great compliment to be able to share the music, because people can hear my album but they don’t get to make the connection in the same way as when it’s one-to-one.

Beethoven and Beatles, Mozart and Michael Jackson, Paganini and Prince – I like them all.

All the time I’m changing as an artist and as a person.